Ceddo

Name: Ceddo
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978

Rating

6.8

Rating

6.8

The Film

Ceddo

The Story

The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.

religious fanaticism traditional values african christianity religious freedom religious persecution 17th century religious intolerance tribal warfare slave trade paganism jihad kidnapping muslim

Runtime

117 min

Released Feb 1978